multiloader

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English

Etymology

From multiload +‎ -er or multi- +‎ loader.

Pronunciation

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Noun

multiloader (plural multiloaders)

  1. (computing, dated) A piece of software that multiloads.
    • 1986 April, Julian Rignall, “All the Little Extra Bits”, in Crash, number 27:
      The other game in the package is the official adventure of the film The Neverending Story. Again, the original version was a multiloader, although this time the game came in four chunks. The 128 version is another single load program, which makes it far more enjoyable to play.
    • 1990 December, Jonathan Davies, “The YS Complete Guide to Film and TV Licences”, in Your Sinclair, number 60:
      What those first games had though, which Licence To Kill doesn't, is a reasonable level of originality. They were multiloaders with several very different (if slightly crap) levels, while this one is more of a vertically-scrolling shoot-'em-up with very minor differences between levels.